Conference on "Environmental Change and Migration: From Vulnerabilities to Capabilities (original) (raw)

Position Paper on Climate Induced Forced Migration

IPCC (Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change) reports have recognized that, at least 180-200 million people will be forced to be displaced globally due to climate change impact, but most of the cases will be happened in South Asian countries. Bangladesh is the most vulnerable country in case of climate induced forced displacement. Projected sea level rise will displace more than 30 million people in coastal area by 2100, that means one in every five people will be displaced in Bangladesh. This position paper has been developed and endorsed by 13 green organizations of Bangladesh including Bangladesh Poribesh Andolan (BAPA), Bangladesh Climate Change Journalist Forum (BCJF), Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Network on Climate Change and Biodiversity (BIPNetCCBD), Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), Climate Change Development Forum (CCDF), Coastal Development Partnership (CDP), Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), Counter Foto, Equity and Justice Working Group (EquityBD), Forum for Environmental Journalist in Bangladesh (FEJB), Participatory Research and Development Initiative (PRDI), Udayan-Bangladesh and Oxfam.

Climate change, environmental degradation and migration

2010

Climate change will have a progressively increasing impact on environmental degradation and environmentally dependent socioeconomic systems with potential to cause substantial population displacement. The key concerns in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) will include serious threats to food security and health, considerable economic decline, inundation of coastal areas, and degradation of land and fresh water resources (Reuveny in Polit Geogr, 2007). The relationship between environmental change and potential humanitarian crises has been captured by: McGregor (Geography and refugees: patterns and processes of change,

Working Paper: Climate Change and Human Mobility in Sri Lanka. Impacts and Actions Across Sectors

SLYCAN Trust, 2020

Climate change affects human mobility, livelihoods, and well-being across different sectors, including water resources and irrigation, human health, ecosystems and biodiversity, risk management, food systems, sustainable development, education, human settlements, gender, vulnerable communities, and social protection. Moreover, these sectors are intricately linked to local, national, regional, and global processes, including the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Manifestations of Climate-Induced Migration. Is South Asia ready to tackle this crisis ?

Academia Letters, 2021

In recent years, millions of South Asians have been displaced by the effect of climate change. Many observers, when thinking about climate vulnerability in South Asia, reflexively fixate on Bangladesh-a low-lying, lower riparian nation often convulsed by destructive floods. In reality, the entire region is dangerously vulnerable. Destructive weather events like Super Cyclone Amphan are frequent displacement triggers. Back in 2009, Cyclone Aila displaced 2.3 million in India and nearly a million in Bangladesh. Pakistan's 2010 floods damaged or destroyed 1.1 million homes and displaced about 11 million people-and large numbers settled in major cities instead of returning home. In 2012, floods displaced 1.5 million in the Indian state of Assam. More gradual impacts can also cause displacement. In dry, rural regions, acute water shortages have caused farmers, fisher people, and others with water-dependent livelihoods to migrate to cities. The climate-induced mass migration is compounded by two enabling factors: the large number of people who work in the agricultural sector, and densely populated coastal areas. Most of South Asia's climate-induced migration is domestic, from rural urban areas. Asian Development Bank (ADB) research finds that floods and agricultural land losses are increasingly contributing to decisions to migrate to major Indian cities. But cross-border migration is possible as well. Recent scholarship predicts that in Bangladesh, climate refugees from rural areas are increasingly likely to migrate internationally as Bangladeshi cities become less desirable destinations for the displaced due to population pressures and lack of jobs. South Asia's high risk of climate-induced migration is particular vivid in the Subderbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that houses the world's largest mangrove forest. Located along the Bay of Bengal and straddling areas of Bangladesh and India, it is highly susceptible to sea level rise, destructive storms, land erosion, and water salinity. Recent years have seen

Climate Change and Displacement

Environmental issues have been part of the discourse on forcibly displaced people and migration for several decades. In the '90s, the international community was primarily concerned with the negative impact that refugees had on the environment of their host countries. It is only in the second decade of this century that the reverse causal relationship has been given more attentionthat slow-onset environmental change may result in human displacement. Now, this has turned into the main topic on the displacement agenda, with a particular focus on the eventual impact of climate change. There is growing commitment by governments to discuss multilaterally the complex theme of migration. This is also the case for migration that is potentially induced by slow-onset natural disasters, or, more specifically, by climate change. Cooperation is increasing among states, with moves toward harmonizationboth at the regional level, by fostering regional migration regimes, and the multilateral level, through, inter alia, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the World Bank, the International Organization on Migration (IOM), and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Moreover, the security sector is also increasingly involved in research on the subject.

Policy Brief: Climate Change and Human Mobility in Sri Lanka. Plans, Policies, and Processes

SLYCAN Trust, 2020

Climate change influences the patterns of human mobility in Sri Lanka and exacerbates existing economic, demographic, social, and environmental migration drivers. This policy brief provides an overview of the nexus of climate change and human mobility in the country and examines the existing framework of policies and laws as well as links to international processes such as the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage.